The state restricts us in three ways: we are supposed to meet 65 gallons per person per day overall. We have a maximum amount of water we may draw from the well and from the pond. Our unaccounted for water should be less than 10%. We don’t meet any of those metrics.
We are not over by a lot in water usage, but we are always over. We are under during the winter months, and significantly over during the summer months, so you know that the extra water usage is from outdoor watering. With regard to the leaks, we have a leak detection program that was yearly and is now going to be multiple times per year, but we still have almost 25% water loss. My personal suspicion is that it is from leaking service lines between the street and the house. Very hard to detect especially for houses that are far from the street. Be a good scout for the water department. If you hear running water or see swampy areas in your yard or in the woods, call us. The last two major leaks that we fixed were reported by alert citizens. Ruth Ann (She, her, hers) > On Aug 3, 2022, at 3:06 PM, Ursula Nowak <unowa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > If you are referring to my email, I didn't say we are using more than our > neighboring towns. We are using more than the goal set by the state for us > which is 65 gallons per person per day. At least that is my understanding of > why we are a level above the state drought restrictions but perhaps a member > of the water commission could shed more light on this. I attended part of > their meeting on Friday and was impressed with their dedication and > diligence. I am grateful for the work they do on our behalf! > Ursula > > >> On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 2:45 PM Pat Gray <patg...@oatbit.com> wrote: >> First, is the data correct? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On Aug 3, 2022, at 2:42 PM, Elaine Hawkes <elainehaw...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > Having read that our town uses more water than others, and not noticing >> > that we, or our cars, are any cleaner than average, I am wondering in >> > what ways we are using so much water. >> > Does the data give any information? >> > Thanks, >> > Elaine >> > 🤔 >> > -- >> > The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> > Change your subscription settings at >> > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> > >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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